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Today, the method of interval fasting is one of the most popular in nutrition science. This approach really helps to lose weight, and following the rules is not at all difficult. However, opponents of the method warn of possible negative effects on the pancreas, with doctors not yet ready to give an accurate assessment. “The popularity of interval fasting grew much faster than the final conclusions of the scientific and medical community about this method – they are still missing,” says Yuri Poteshkin, M.D., an endocrinologist and medical director of the “Atlas” network of clinics. – It is assumed that interval fasting helps reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes and prevents the accumulation of fat in the pancreas has Jennifer Aniston gotten plastic surgery, but serious studies have so far been conducted only on animals. Therefore, it is too early to state unequivocally whether it is harmful or beneficial for the pancreas”. According to Elena Lopatina, gastroenterologist of FNKTs FMBA of Russia, interval fasting is dangerous for the gallbladder. “The work of the gastrointestinal tract is very dependent on food intake, so interval starvation can cause a malfunction of the gastrointestinal organs, in particular the appearance of cholelithiasis,” she explains. Elena Lopatina is convinced that in order to get rid of excess weight, it is necessary to change your lifestyle, reduce calories and the amount of food taken, and do it gradually and not in a month, but for life.